Arkansas’ economic indicators
Posted on Monday, December 1, 2008
Arkansas River barge traffic Tons of freight hauled Oct. 1, 050, 000 Sept. 830, 088 Aug. 1, 188, 275 July 1, 199, 247 Oct. 2007 1, 096, 805 Year 2007 12, 384, 698 (–12 % ) Construction contracts In millions Arkansas RESIDENTIAL Sept. $ 120. 8 Aug. $ 98. 2 July $ 123. 9 June $ 149. 1 Sept. 2007 $ 135. 2 NONRESIDENTIAL Sept. $ 107. 3 Aug. $ 113. 5 July $ 103. 1 June $ 90. 4 Sept. 2007 $ 115. 4 Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner Lonoke, Grant and Perry counties RESIDENTIAL Sept. $ 31. 1 Aug. $ 33. 1 July $ 39. 9 June $ 67. 4 Sept. 2007 $ 47. 7 NONRESIDENTIAL Sept. $ 40. 9 Aug. $ 19. 0 July $ 30. 6 June $ 39. 6 Sept. 2007 $ 23. 6 Consumer price index U. S., percent change Oct. –1. 0 Sept. Unchanged Aug –0. 1 July + 0. 8 2007 inflation rate 4. 1 % Gasoline prices Pump price per gallon for regular gasoline in Little Rock area Nov. 17-21 $ 1. 65 Nov. 10-14 $ 1. 94 Nov. 3-7 $ 2. 09 Oct. 27-31 $ 2. 23 One year ago $ 3. 01 Tax per gallon Federal 18. 4 cents State 21. 5 cents Hotel and prepared food tax receipts LITTLE ROCK Aug. $ 860, 830. 57 July $ 888, 631. 81 June $ 919, 428. 73 May $ 883, 985. 38 Aug. 2007 $ 840, 329. 17 N. LITTLE ROCK Aug. $ 470, 903. 03 July $ 493, 494. 37 June $ 498, 798. 89 May $ 475, 111. 34 Aug. 2007 $ 474, 290. 42 Jobless rate ARKANSAS Oct. 5. 4 % Sept. 4. 9 % Aug. 4. 8 % July 4. 5 % Oct. 2007 5. 5 % UNITED STATES Oct. 6. 5 % Sept. 6. 1 % Aug. 6. 1 % July 5. 7 % Oct. 2007 4. 8 % Manufacturing wages Statewide WEEKLY AVERAGE Sept. $ 577. 74 Aug. $ 561. 39 July $ 546. 83 June $ 563. 60 Sept. 2007 $ 565. 61 HOURLY AVERAGE Sept. $ 14. 23 Aug. $ 14. 07 July $ 14. 13 June $ 14. 02 Sept. 2007 $ 14. 07 HOURS PER WEEK Sept. 40. 6 Aug. 39. 9 July 38. 7 June 40. 2 Sept. 2007 40. 0 Mortgage loans Monthly, for Pulaski County, in millions July $ 202. 9 June $ 258. 0 May $ 218. 5 April $ 225. 0 July 2007 $ 503. 5 Passenger boardings Little Rock National Airport, Adams Field Oct. 99, 466 Sept. 89, 688 Aug. 102, 813 July 116, 397 Oct. 2007 110, 371 Oct. 1998 109, 892 Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Oct. 50, 157 Sept. 42, 647 Aug. 46, 436 July 53, 317 Oct. 2007 55, 641 Oct. 1998 26, 914 * * Figures for Drake Field / Fayetteville Municipal Airport Sales and use tax collections In millions Oct. $ 49. 7 Sept. $ 62. 4 Aug. $ 189. 8 July $ 187. 4 Oct. 2007 $ 65. 5 Single-family home sales * Monthly, for Pulaski County, in millions Oct. $ 49. 7 Sept. $ 62. 4 Aug. $ 63. 3 July $ 74. 2 Oct. 2007 $ 65. 5 * Pulaski County single-family home sales figures are in whole or in part based on data supplied by CARMLS, which neither guarantees nor is responsible for the information's accuracy. Unemployment September, by county Lowest rates Franklin 3. 3 % Madison 3. 4 % Sevier 3. 4 % Washington 3. 4 % Little River 3. 5 % Highest rates Arkansas 8. 4 % St. Francis 7. 9 % Desha 7. 4 % Crittenden 7. 2 % Chicot 7. 1 % Utilities Customer usage ELECTRICITY In billions of kilowatt hrs. in Entergy’s 63-county service area July-Sept. 2008 6. 2 July-Sept. 2007 6. 4 WATER In billions of gallons in the Central Arkansas Water service area July-Sept. 2008 7. 1 July-Sept. 2007 7. 8 RESEARCH BY: Erin Anthony, business writer SOURCES: Beach Abstract and Guaranty Co., U. S. Department of Labor, Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, Little Rock District / Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock National Airport / Adams Field, Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, McGraw Hill Construction, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Entergy Arkansas, Central Arkansas Water, AAA (formerly the American Automobile Association ), Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, North Little Rock Visitors Bureau, CARMLS Inc., Arkansas Realtors Association.
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